Rake



-R. W. EIFERT Jan.- 17, 1933.

BAKE

Filed June 8, 1931 Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNiTen STATES Per-rrr Ortisei@ ROY W. EIFERT, OF BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS BAKE' i Applicationkled June 8, 1331." SeraI No. 542,952:

struct the rake thatk when it is in use its teeth slide easily along the ground when rale' may l ing vgrass and serve very eectively to re- .move dead grass, leaves and the like from a lawn and to further so. form the teeth that they may be very easily cleared of grass and leaves which may' adhere to them during a raking operation.

Another object of the invention is to so form the teeth that they will project in opposite directions from a cross bar upon which v they are mounted, thereby permitting the ends of the teeth to be selectively 'placed in engagement with the ground when the rake is in use.

Another object of the invention is to so form the teeth that they will constitute blades which may be employed Jfor looseny sharpenedends which will easily slice throughy l l ing earth in bare places in a lawn invrorder that grass seed may be sowed and also Yused as slicing blad-es by means ot which soil in v a garden bed may be easily broken andA propeily distributed. v

Another object of the invention is vto provide the head of the rake with improved arms for connecting the head of the rake with a rake handle and so associate these arms with the head of the ralre that they will not be in the way when using the rake.

Another object of the invention is to so mount teeth forming blades and spacers for the saine upon a cross bar or rod that they Y l may he easily removedand new ones substituted when necessary. a

o The invention is illustrated in the accom-w l y which may be formed of wood or metal and upon the threaded end portions 8 ofthe cross panying drawing, wherein: t

Figure 1 is a view showing the improved rakeprincipally in sid-e elevation and par- I lwinged nuts 10 which when tightened will tially in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1 with the head of. the rake shown in section, and y Figure 3 is a side Aelevation of one of the teeth forming blades. i

The improved rakehas a head connected with la handle vwhich may-be ofany length desired by arms extending rearwardlytrom the head and secured tothehandle against opposite side lportions thereof. n f The head has-arv cross bar vor rod 1 wliichis 55 :formed ot strong metal and is `rectangular in cross section as shown in Figure 1. Upon this cross .bar is fitted a` number oit/blades f'which are formed ot sheetvmetal ofsiiliicient thi'cln ness to prevent `the blades :troml bending and by referring to vFigures 1 and 2 itwillbe seen that each 'ot the teeth forming blades is ores? cent shaped and Vat'its. center is formed 'with an' opening 3 conforming to the crosssectional shape ot theyrod 1. j Therefore the blades will be prevented tromturninglabout the cross bar or rod and their end portions 4 which `form teeth for thek rake will always `extend inthe same direction from the cross im baril Y The arcuate edges 5 and 6 of the'blades converge and intersect at the ends of the. blades,' thereby forming each blade with' tilted forwardly y'erre'arwardly'ino'rder tof dispose the rsharpened edgesincontact with Vthe ground or in spaced relation to the ground. Y

rlhis also permits either a slicing movement or chopping motion to be employed when loosening soiland it should also be noted that after the soil has been brokenup it may be drawn forwardly and formed into hills about plants. Between the blades are disposed spacers 7 90 rod are fitted spacers 9 tor engagement by apply pressure longitudinally of the rod or bar and cause the blades andspacers to be firmly held in place thereon. vCertain of the spacers which are designated by the numeral .l 11 are formed integral with the forward endsot the arms 12 which project rearwardly 100' from the head of the rake and intermediate their ends are bent towards each other to dispose their rear end portions close together. TheseV rear end portions of the arms extend 5 along opposite side portions of the front end of a 'handle 13l where they are firmly secured by rivets or equivalent fasteners 14. By this arrangement the head of the rake will be lirmly connected with the forward end of the handle and the rake may be lused in the usual manner. In view of the fact that the spacers or sleeves 11 at the forward ends of the arms are disposed in spaced relation to ends of the rods or bar 1, end portions ofthe rake head 15 willrproject outwardly Vfrom the arms and the-farms. will not vbe in the way when using therake.

1f certain of the blades should become bent or broken, they may be easily removed by l unscrewing the nuts 10 and sliding the blades v and spacers olf of the -rod,'after which the bent blades may be straightened. and replaced ornew blades substituted for broken ones. Y What is vclaimed is :v 'Y e s 2.51 k 1., A rake comprising a head having a cross bar angular in cross section, teeth fitting upon said cross bar and consisting of fixed concavo-convex plates each formed intermediate its ends with an angular opening to receive the cross bar, said plates having their end p0rtions projecting in opposite directions from the cross bar and each having its convex edge presentedV to the ground to form a rocking surface, arms extending rearwardly from said head, and a handle having its front end portion secured to said arms. a

2. A rale comprising a head having a cross bar angular in cross section, teethfitting upon said cross bar and consisting of i'lat plates 40`each formed intermediate its ends with an v angular opening to receive the cross bar, said plates being crescent shaped to provide each j blade with a curved rocking edge terminat-` ing in apoint, arms extending rearwardly 45, from said head, and a handle having its front end connected with said arms.

Inrtestimony whereof I aiiix my signature. Y' f ROY W. v EIFERT. 

